Yeah, large schools like Michigan have a major commencement and then each individual discipline has its own commencement after that. U of Michigan has about 44,000 students enrolled. So about 11,000 are graduating. Imagine having to sit through 11,000 seniors going up the podium to receive their diploma. It would literally take like 10 hours.

Yeah, large schools like Michigan have a major commencement and then each individual discipline has its own commencement after that. U of Michigan has about 44,000 students enrolled. So about 11,000 are graduating. Imagine having to sit through 11,000 seniors going up the podium to receive their diploma. It would literally take like 10 hours.

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I went to ASU, they mailed out diplomas. All we did was stand up when they announced your major.

Jon graduated with a B.A. in Communications and History from the University of Michigan in 1989. He has been married to his college sweetheart Debbie for 24 years, has two daughters, Rachel and Emily, and a little white dog named Molly who accompanies him at the drive thru